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Known as ‘captain’ among his team-mates, Jak played as a goalkeeper for the school team and was a regular at South Shields’ weekly training sessions.

The avid Mariners fan was a season-ticket holder who went down to Wembley with great-grandad James for the club’s famous FA Vase success in May.

Ashley was staying with her mum Jill when she died.

Jill heard her daughter go to the bathroom during the early hours of Monday.

When she went in she found Ashley having a seizure.

Jill called an ambulance, but there was nothing paramedics could do to save the 32-year-old’s life.

Following Jak’s death Ashley paid an emotional tribute to her son.

She said: “This was a total shock and out of the blue. We thought the pain in his chest might have been from losing his great-grandad. It’s ironic it was his heart because Jak had the biggest heart. He has given me the best 10 years of my life.

“Jak just had an infectious smile that lit up the room and was the centre of everyone’s universe. From the moment he could walk he would be kicking a ball. He was just a mummy’s boy.”